DAI YOUNG has refused to be drawn into a war of words with the Blues over the threat of legal action following his move to London Wasps.

But the former Wales captain did claim he was joining “a better team and a better club” after putting pen to paper on a four-year deal with the Aviva Premiership giants and former double Heineken Cup winners yesterday.

Young had resigned his position as Blues coach in the morning amid the threat of legal action being taken by the region for breach of contract.

Blues chairman Peter Thomas is understood to want £100,000 in compensation from Young or Wasps.

But Young insisted: “I’ve got no concerns about this. Everything is amicable at the moment.

“Negotiations are negotiations, nothing will be settled overnight but I’m sure things will move in the right direction.

“To say the Blues will pursue me legally sounds harsher than it really is. It’s for the clubs to sort out.

“Everyone has got the attitude to get it resolved, the timescale isn’t really important.”

Despite the threat of legal action, Young maintained: “ I left on good terms.

“The rapport with the chairman is as strong as always, he was second to none. There is no way that would be soured.

“At the end of the day this is a little bit of business that has got to be resolved and I’m sure it will be.

Giving an insight into his decision to quit Welsh rugby, Young said: “I’ve had approaches in the past, that’s been well documented. But if I was to leave, I wanted to leave for a better job.

“I believe this is a really exciting prospect.

“I don’t see the success of a few seasons ago as a monkey on the back.

“It’s a great challenge coming to a club with a lot of history, tradition and success behind it.

“They want to get back to where they were and deserve to be, and maintain that.

“It’s not an easy job but one I’m honoured to take on.

“It was a hard decision to leave Cardiff, but it was the right decision, made to go to a better team and a better club.

“That was the decision-making process. I wasn’t looking for another job. That wasn’t my focus.

“But, when I started thinking about Wasps, I got excited. I always wanted to coach in England and few opportunities come up at Wasps’ level. I had to jump with two feet.”

The Wasps hierarchy have responded to the threat of legal action by telling the Blues they will see them in court if necessary.

Chris Thomas, the Wasps chief executive, dismissed the Blues’ demand for any compensation.

He insisted: “We don’t believe we’ve done anything improper and it’s their decision if they want to pursue that course.

“Our position is that we haven’t done anything to entice him away from Cardiff.

“It was his decision to resign and accept a position here. He wanted to come.

“We’ve talked to Cardiff about the situation and kept them informed, and they’ve taken their stance.

“We’ll continue to talk to them, but at the moment we’re happy with our position.

“It’s a difficult situation. It’s different to a player where you have a player’s registration.

“With a coach you’re in no different type of employment contract to anyone else.

“To pay compensation in this situation....there’s no precedent in employment law, in my view, to say we have to do that.

“It’s no different to anyone moving between different companies.

“It’s difficult to say where Cardiff have got this figure from. We don’t believe there’s any compensation payable in this situation.”

Young’s successors, in the short term, at the Blues will he his assistants Justin Burnell and Gareth Baber.

The Blues, though, who have slashed the playing budget, could still go looking for a tried and tested coach to replace Young.

Wasps boss Thomas didn’t hide his satisfaction that Young is the man to revive the English club’s fortunes.

“We believe he is exactly the right person to take the club forward,” said Thomas.

“He brings a wealth of experience to the club. We remain an ambitious club, want to be competing at the highest level and he is the person to help us achieve these ambitions.

“He has done a sterling job in Cardiff, developing a host of young talent into international quality players as well as building an excellent team with strong spirit.

“We were hugely impressed with his vision for London Wasps which is in keeping with our key objective of developing sustained success.”

Wasps have signed 10 new players for the new season as they look to rebuild their once formidable position as one of the powerhouses of English and European rugby.

England hooker Steve Thompson, fly-half Nicky Robinson and former New Zealand star Ross Filipo are just a few of the names in a new-look squad this summer.

“We have worked very hard in recent months to put together a squad for next season which will give us far more balance, combining some hugely exciting young talent as well as some hard-nosed, top-level experience,” said Thomas. “